Can I change the locks on my home to keep an ex girlfriend

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This depends on a few factors. Can you please tell me:

1) Is he name on the deed/lease, or not?2) Is yours?3) Does she actually LIVE there or only stay there sometimes?

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She is what is known as a tenant at sufferance. A tenant at sufferance is someone who has no right to occupy the premises, but is tolerated by the owner and may be terminated at the will of the owner.

A tenant at sufferance has few rights, but one of these rights is to be evicted. So in other words, one cannot simply physically kick her out of the home. She must be evicted like a tenant who has not paid rent. If after the quick eviction hearing she still does not leave, then, one can get a Writ and have the authorities forcibly relocate her.

Many tenants at will simply LEAVE once they are given notice that they will be evicted if they do not, since they have really no defense to an eviction.

So here, you may:1) Give her notice to leave and if she does not;2) Evict her as though you would a tenant; and3) Have the authorities remove her by force if she still does not leave; and4) Change the locks.

Again, the majority of tenants at sufferance shall leave upon notice, or shortly after an eviction is filed. (It is unclear whether Ohio requires a notice before even filing for an eviction, but it is a good idea to give them at least a 10 day notice.)

Now, there is of course the possibility that if locks are changed, she will simply walk away after she picks up her things and that is it. However, she can try to make this difficult by suing for wrongful eviction. To avoid this possibility, it is best to go through the steps above.

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